Intrathoracic Kidneys: Report of 6 Cases and a Review of the Literature

Autor:	el Badawi Mg, N D Hawass, P. J. Patel, T.M. Kolawole, Malabarey T
Rok vydání:	1988
Předmět:	Adult Male Dextrocardia medicine.medical_specialty Diagnostic methods Choristoma business.industry Urology Thoracic Neoplasms Kidney medicine.disease Humans Medicine Female Lung hypoplasia Radiology business Thoracic Neoplasm
Zdroj:	European Urology. 14:83-87
ISSN:	1873-7560 0302-2838
DOI:	10.1159/000472905
Popis:	Six cases of intrathoracic kidneys are reported: 1 bilateral; 1 on the right and associated with dextrocardia and possible right lung hypoplasia; the other 3 cases being on the left. Only 1 case on the left presented with symptoms that could be attributed to the intrathoracic kidney. The clinical features, associated anomalies, and diagnostic methods are discussed. Our cases include the 3rd case to be diagnosed by computerized tomography, the 4th case of bilateral intrathoracic kidneys and the 2nd case to be associated with dextrocardia.
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